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Thursday, 21 May 2015

The Herald

• Cromarty ferry won't run this year

The Shields Gazette

• Travel giant defends record as holidaymakers sue over cruise ship sicknessFood safety measures aboard a cruise ship on which a South Tyneside passenger was struck down by sickness were “thorough, comprehensive and based on best practice”, the High Court in London has heard.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• CMA CGM Kerguelen docks in SouthamptonThe CMA CGM Kerguelen, which can carry up to 17,722 20ft (6m) containers, is 398m (1,305ft) long and 54m (177ft) wide. It is the third-largest container ship in the world. The vessel docked at Southampton's purpose-built 500m deep water berth, SCT 5, built to accommodate ultra-large container ships. Southampton is its first and only UK stop on its maiden voyage. The Kerguelen is expected to leave Southampton at about 08:00 BST on Thursday. It has the capacity to transport almost 200,000 tonnes of goods. It arrived in the UK from the French port of Le Havre, where it was inaugurated, and w...